diff --git a/src/queue.c b/src/queue.c
index b07a8a659..493de3f21 100644
--- a/src/queue.c
+++ b/src/queue.c
@@ -6560,7 +6560,7 @@ _dispatch_runloop_queue_handle_init(void *ctxt)
 	handle = fd;
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
 	HANDLE hEvent;
-	hEvent = CreateEventW(NULL, /*bManualReset=*/TRUE,
+	hEvent = CreateEventW(NULL, /*bManualReset=*/FALSE,
 		/*bInitialState=*/FALSE, NULL);
 	if (hEvent == NULL) {
 		DISPATCH_INTERNAL_CRASH(GetLastError(), "CreateEventW");